CEO return, suds up, Royal names…

The name Pamela Conover may be familiar as she has a long history in cruise business. This week, she was named CEO of SeaDream Yacht Club.

Formerly the President of Seabourn Cruises, she left the company when the head office was moved from Miami to Seattle a couple of years ago. However, her name might be familiar to you because she was CEO of Cunard Line for many years before moving to Seabourn.

Apparently, the cruise line has trademarked the following names: Anthem of the Seas, Passion of the Seas, Vantage of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas and Pulse of the Seas.

Now, Royal has two new Sunshine Class ships that are being built — the first one due next year, so one or two of these names could apply to those ships. It also has an Oasis Class ship making its debut in 2016. Again, we could be looking at one of the names.

The Sunshine Class names should be announced soon. With just over a year to go until the first one is launched, Royal has been very quiet about what to expect on these new 4,100-passenger ships.